Actor and comedian John Witherspoon, a notable figure in the “Friday” franchise and voice actor in the animated series “The Boondocks,” died at his home Los Angeles Tuesday at the age of 77, his family said.
“It is with deepest sorrow that we can confirm our beloved husband and father, John Witherspoon, one of the hardest working men in show business, died today at his home in Sherman Oaks at the age of 77,” Witherspoon’s family said in a statement.
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